Road to Nowhere

Colleagues at the jazz program of Texas Tech, saxophonist Stephen Jones and pianist Ben Haugland play a program of five originals and four jazz classics. Colleague and trumpeter Kevin Whalen joins for two pieces. You don't often see this piano - sax duo lineup (e.g. Joey Calderazzo - Branford Marsalis, 2010's Songs Of Mirth And Melancholy), nor, for that matter piano - sax - trumpet trio. A largely quiet and stately affair, more embers than flame, this music is presented for contemplation by a pair (and sometimes, trio) of well-seasoned pros.